2015 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament

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2015 Big East men's soccer tournament
CountryUnited States
Teams6
Champions Georgetown
Runners-up Creighton
Matches played5
Goals scored14 (2.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Brandon Allen (2)
Best playerBrandon Allen (offense)
Joshua Yaro (defense)
2014
2016

The 2015 Big East men's soccer tournament, was the third men's soccer tournament of the new Big East Conference, formed in July 2013 after the original Big East Conference split into two leagues along football lines. Including the history of the original conference, it was the 20th edition of the Big East tournament.

Contents

Qualification

2015 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgetown9 0 016 2 3
No. 9 Creighton + 7 2 019 4 0
Butler 6 3 010 4 4
Xavier 5 3 111 6 1
Providence 4 4 18 7 2
DePaul 4 4 15 12 1
Villanova 4 5 09 8 0
Saint John's 2 5 24 11 3
Marquette 1 7 15 10 2
Seton Hall 0 9 00 15 1
As of December 5, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

The top six teams in the Big East Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket

First Round Semifinals Final
1 Georgetown 1
4 Xavier 24 Xavier 0
5 DePaul 1 1 Georgetown (2OT) 2
2 Creighton 1
2 Creighton 2
3 Butler  2 (2) 6 Providence 1
6 Providence (pen.)  2 (4) 

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 8 Butler 22 (a.e.t.)
(24 p)
Providence Indianapolis, Indiana
13:00 ET Goldsmith Soccerball shade.svg67', 81' Report Steeves Soccerball shade.svg11'
Drew Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: Butler Bowl
Attendance: 445
Referee: Ben Trivino
Penalties
Goldsmith Soccerball shade cross.svg
Adkins Soccerball shad check.svg
Constantino Soccerball shade cross.svg
Timmer Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Gressel
Soccerball shade cross.svg Steeves
Soccerball shad check.svg Sousa
Soccerball shad check.svg Machado
Soccerball shad check.svg Mendoca
November 8 Xavier 21 DePaul Cincinnati, Ohio
16:00 ET Andriot Soccerball shade.svg31'
Ridsdale Soccerball shade.svg48'
Report Harvey Soccerball shade.svg15'Stadium: XU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 865
Referee: Karl Braun

Semi-finals

November 12 Georgetown 1–0 Xavier Washington, D.C.
14:00 ET Allen Soccerball shade.svg16' Report Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 771
Referee: Jorge Luna Hernandez
November 12 Creighton 2–1 Providence Omaha, Nebraska
20:00 ET Rydstrand Soccerball shade.svg33'
Herbers Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report Gressel Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 1,976
Referee: Edwin Jurisevic

Big East Championship

November 15 Georgetown 2–1 (a.e.t.) Creighton Washington, D.C.
12:00 ET Allen Soccerball shade.svg20'
Muyl Soccerball shade gold.svg 107'
Report Pitter Soccerball shade.svg17'Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 1,541
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [1]

Honors

All-Tournament team

Tournament MVPs

See also

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References

  1. "2015 Big East Conference Championship Central". Big East Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2015.